Ernie Hayden

founder and principal, 443 Consulting LLC

Ernie Hayden, MIPM, CISSP, CEH, GICSP (Gold), PSP, is the author of Reworking the Taxonomy for Richer Risk Assessments, as well as a highly experienced and seasoned technical consultant, author, speaker, strategist and thought-leader. He brings extensive experience in the power utility industry, critical infrastructure protection/information security domain, industrial controls security, cybercrime, cyberwarfare and physical security areas. His primary emphasis is on offering expert advice and commentary on industrial controls, energy supply, and chemical/oil/gas/electric grid security with special expertise on CIP-014-2 – Physical Security of Substations and risks of commercial drones to critical infrastructure. Hayden is currently the founder and principal of 443 Consulting LLC. Also on Instagram.


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